Bush Baby
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When it comes to non-premium bullets what are your preferences and why ?
· I have almost always used Hornady, I find them generally accurate and they hold together quite well, when used sensibly.
· The common thought is that Sierra are very soft (although accurate) and cannot be depended on to perform well, however someone said that their BTHP – not the matchking bullet – is their tough one and designed to hold together, anyone know ?
· It has always been a belief of mine that boat tails aid in the jacket and core separating, and should be avoided when selecting a hunting bullet, unless their aerodynamic advantage is really needed.
· Any comments on Speer’s standard range (hot cores) ?
· We don’t see Remington core-lokt here, I hear they are as good as premiums, at half the price.
· Can Barnes ’X’ bullets be relied upon to open up at low impact velocities (1950-2100fps), I’m thinking .338 here ?
I am looking for a replacement for 140gr Nosler Bal.tips in 7 mm. And wouldn’t mind looking at something with a bit more Bal.coef. in .338/250grs, currently using Hornady 250gr RN, for some reason the Hornady 250gr Spire points came seriously apart in testing while the RN did very well, +/-72% retained (MV = 2370fps) – go figure – is there some difference in their construction ? The load is fine for the Bushveld, but does handicap me past 175 yds. I would also consider going to 225gr bullets for the longer work.
· I have almost always used Hornady, I find them generally accurate and they hold together quite well, when used sensibly.
· The common thought is that Sierra are very soft (although accurate) and cannot be depended on to perform well, however someone said that their BTHP – not the matchking bullet – is their tough one and designed to hold together, anyone know ?
· It has always been a belief of mine that boat tails aid in the jacket and core separating, and should be avoided when selecting a hunting bullet, unless their aerodynamic advantage is really needed.
· Any comments on Speer’s standard range (hot cores) ?
· We don’t see Remington core-lokt here, I hear they are as good as premiums, at half the price.
· Can Barnes ’X’ bullets be relied upon to open up at low impact velocities (1950-2100fps), I’m thinking .338 here ?
I am looking for a replacement for 140gr Nosler Bal.tips in 7 mm. And wouldn’t mind looking at something with a bit more Bal.coef. in .338/250grs, currently using Hornady 250gr RN, for some reason the Hornady 250gr Spire points came seriously apart in testing while the RN did very well, +/-72% retained (MV = 2370fps) – go figure – is there some difference in their construction ? The load is fine for the Bushveld, but does handicap me past 175 yds. I would also consider going to 225gr bullets for the longer work.